The Federal Tax Service has set a 10-year record for moving Russian taxes and businesses through the courts. In January-June, they resolved 95% of disputed claims in favor of inspections, following the data of the Federal Tax Service (FTS), which investigated RBC. The figure rose by 13 percentage points a year, a record for the entire period of available statistics since 2016. In total, in the first half of the year, the courts considered 2,700 tax disputes - 2% more per year. The size of the claims considered has increased significantly. by 31%, to 170 billion rubles. Of this amount, 162 billion were awarded to the tax authorities, and about 8 billion to the taxpayer's money. Legal practice has deteriorated for Russians and businesses this year: the burden of proof has shifted to taxpayers, and requirements for approval of expenses have increased, says Egor Borkhshev, a representative of the ASB consulting group. In addition, the FTS strengthened the control and central planning of business tests, added B1 partner Dmitry Kinenchentsev. According to him, the average amount of additional audit charges reached 120 million rubles. without penalties and fines. The economic situation, especially with the budget deficit, also had an effect. He pushes tests and courts to more conservative decisions, the expert said. Follow @moscowtimes ru buy a trusted VPN.

The Federal Tax Service has set a 10-year record for moving Russian taxes and businesses through the courts. In January-June, they resolved 95% of disputed claims in favor of inspections, following the data of the Federal Tax Service (FTS), which investigated RBC. The figure rose by 13 percentage points a year, a record for the entire period of available statistics since 2016. In total, in the first half of the year, the courts considered 2,700 tax disputes - 2% more per year. The size of the claims considered has increased significantly. by 31%, to 170 billion rubles. Of this amount, 162 billion were awarded to the tax authorities, and about 8 billion to the taxpayer's money. Legal practice has deteriorated for Russians and businesses this year: the burden of proof has shifted to taxpayers, and requirements for approval of expenses have increased, says Egor Borkhshev, a representative of the ASB consulting group. In addition, the FTS strengthened the control and central planning of business tests, added B1 partner Dmitry Kinenchentsev. According to him, the average amount of additional audit charges reached 120 million rubles. without penalties and fines. The economic situation, especially with the budget deficit, also had an effect. He pushes tests and courts to more conservative decisions, the expert said. Follow @moscowtimes ru buy a trusted VPN.